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I'm aware that my great grandmother, Bridget Cleary (born 1863) along with her sister Mary (born 1857), came to Australia in 1880.     Her parents were Patrick and Mary (Ruane).    Other  siblings were Peter, John, Catherine and Patrick.    All children were baptised in the Church of St Columba.    Would dearly love to find out about marriage and death dates for my GG grandparents and any other information that would help me to flesh out my family history.     Thank you

nabm

Thursday 23rd May 2013, 02:07AM

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  • Hi,

    Thanks for getting in touch.I am delighted to hear from you.You have a lot of information already!Would you be able to tell me what  information you have in addition to the above  and that which  you have placed in ancestry.com.I notice the DOB for Bridget in one link is 1867 and that she sailed on a vessel called  Aberdeen another it is 1863 and sailed to Brisbane on board the Zamora.

    For example have you any folk memory of Kilbeacanty?Or how the Cleary's got to England?

    I presume you have the birth dates but in case you do not.  Peter 1866,Catherine 1868,John 1871,Patrick 1874

     

    I will get a chance to check some more over the weekend.

    Best regaards

    Aine

    Kilbeacanty Galway

    Friday 24th May 2013, 02:06AM
  • Dear Aine,    Thank you for responding so quickly.  I do have birth dates for all children, incl Mary DOB 5 Jul 1857.    Bridget DOB 4 Feb 1863 and DOD 17 Jun 1904 in Brisbane - which would make her dying at 41 yrs even though death cert  indicates that she was 37 yrs.    I was told by a relative that Mary and Bridget came to Aust on "Queen of Nations" dep Plymouth on 14 Jan 1880 (but I can't confirm this).  I don't have any details of journey to England.    I will follow through on your details re other ships and their arrival in Aust.

    I only know about Kilbeacanty because of a book written by a Kennedy relative who went in search of Bridget and he tracked her to this area.   Apparently there is a gravestone bearing the name of Catherine Ruane (perhaps Bridget's grandmother?),    It would be helpful if I could find a marriage certificate for Patrick Cleary and Mary Ruane and from there I might be able to get their birth/death  details.

     

    And so the search continues!!!!

     

    Kind regards,

    Noreen

     

    nabm

    Friday 24th May 2013, 04:44AM
  • Hi Noreen

    Sorry for the delay.Would you know the name of the Book your Kennedy relative wrote that traced them back to Kilbeacanty?

    Will post tonight 

    Kind Regards

    Aine

    Kilbeacanty Galway

    Saturday 1st Jun 2013, 11:52AM
  • Hi Noreen

    I checked the book on the old cemetery by Sharon Diviney (mentioned in history section)

    Here is what it says 

    Erected by Catherine Ruane in loving memory of her daughter Mary who died 26 march 1896 also Thomas who died August 1900 and Patrick 25 of November 1907 and her husband Michael 19th December (no year)

    And his wife 10th of March 1920.

     

    I will write more tomorrow.

    Our time zones clash!

    Regards

    Aine 

    Kilbeacanty Galway

    Sunday 2nd Jun 2013, 02:18AM
  • Hi Noreen

    Following up on Catherine Ruane.She was Catherine Glynn who married a Michael Ruane .I have not been able to see if this Michael was related to Mary Ruane.

    Best Regards

    Aine

    Kilbeacanty Galway

    Sunday 2nd Jun 2013, 06:36PM
  • Hi Aine,

    Just a thought regarding your previous post and sorry to impose.    Was the information re Catherine's maiden name from a church record ie marriage record and if so am I able to purchase/obtain a copy of that because that would usually contain parents names for both Catherine and Michael.      Grateful for any help.    Do I appear to be clutching at straws??????

    Regards

    Noreen

     

    nabm

    Tuesday 4th Jun 2013, 04:54AM
  • Hi Aine,

    The book written by a relative is 'The Irish Kennedys' by Brian Patrick Kennedy.    His ggrandfather Martin Kennedy married Bridget Cleary, whose parents are Patrick and Mary (Ruane), in Brisbane in 1893.  Brian  visited Ireland apparently nearly 20 times and whilst there he went searching for his the gggrandmother's grave and that is mentioned in his book where he talks of Kilbeacanty.    Brian obviously concentrated on the Kennedy side and didn't delve too far into the maternal side of the family.

    Hope all is well with you.

     

    Regards

    Noreen

     

     

    nabm

    Tuesday 4th Jun 2013, 05:05AM
  • Hi Noreen

    Thanks for getting back to me.Please feel free to ask for whatever maybe of interest.I am delighted to help if I can.

    I came across her maiden name from the baptism certs of the children.I got these along with her marriage cert from rootsireland.ie.It is a pay site .There is no need to pay them as I already have the information which I am happy to share.

    I have set up an email ainereachingout@gmail.com,I am worried about privacy and spam, so if you set up an email you can safely contact me there,rather than posting private details on line.

    Catherine and Michael were married in 1868 and had at least five children

    John 1869,Thomas 1871,Michael 1873 ,Patrick 1874 ,Mary 1879.

    Date of Marriage is 20 /02/1868 His address is given as Russard and hers as Derreen.He was 30 she was 28

    His father was Thomas her father was Denis Glynn. Witnesses were John Reily and Denis Glynn the priest was 

    Michael Nagle PP

    Kindest Regards

    Aine

     

    Kilbeacanty Galway

    Tuesday 4th Jun 2013, 09:40AM
  • Hi Aine and Noreen,

    My g-g grandmother was Bridget Glynn nee Ruane her husband was Patrick Glynn.  She lived in Gort on Bolands Lane. 

    On the 1901 census, a Michael Ruane and his wife Catherine were also living on Bolands Lane.  I have been trying to determine Bridget's parents and see if Michael was Bridget's brother. Unfortunately Bridget's and Patrick's parents were not recorded on the church marriage record on rootsireland.  I have been trying to get the funeral information from St Colmans for Bridget(she died in Nov 1909)  to see if her parent's names were perhaps recorded there.  No response so far to my email so I will try regular mail next.

    Regards

    Betty 

     

    eterranova

    Tuesday 4th Jun 2013, 11:52AM
  • Hi Betty

    I have come across a Bridget Ruane(DOB 1877) married to a Patrick Glynn who had a brother Michael Ruane  but they are much younger than the Bridget Glynn in Boland's lane.

    Kindest regards

    Aine

    Kilbeacanty Galway

    Tuesday 4th Jun 2013, 02:37PM
  • Hi Betty

    I have come across a Bridget Ruane(DOB 1877) married to a Patrick Glynn who had a brother Michael Ruane  but they are much younger than the Bridget Glynn in Boland's lane.

    Kindest regards

    Aine

    Kilbeacanty Galway

    Tuesday 4th Jun 2013, 02:37PM
  • Hi Aine,

    My Bridget Ruane married Patrick Glynn 3 Feb 1856.  They had quite a large family-Mary Ann b 1856, Ellen(my great grandmother) b 1858, John b 1861, Margaret b 1862,  Patrick b 1865, Michael b 1866, Bedelia b 1867, Timothy b 1869(he died as an infant), Bridget b 1870, Agnes b 1871, Robert b 1875.

    We know that my great grandmother,  Ellen, came to NY and later her brother Robert also came.  Family lore has Mary Ann going to Australia at the same time Ellen came here.  Margaret never married and later died in Ballinasloe.  John as of the 1911 census was unmarried,  Timothy died in 1869.  But we don't know what happened to the others.

    The Michael Ruane, who was living on Bolands Lane, would have been a contemporary of Bridget but other than name and location have nothing to link them.

    Regards,

    Betty

     

     

    eterranova

    Tuesday 4th Jun 2013, 03:24PM
  • Hi Noreen

    Here is something I came across earlier on ancestry

    Name:

    Bridget Cleary

    Age:

    19

    Birth Year:

    abt 1863

    Ship Name:

    Zamora

    Port of Departure:

    Plymouth, England

    Port of Arrival:

    Brisbane

    Arrival Date:

    14 Jul 1882

     

    Does this seem like her?

    Aine

    Kilbeacanty Galway

    Wednesday 5th Jun 2013, 10:20AM

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